Current Program Highlights

Freshwater fish are the mainstay of the Cambodian diet, but as catch yields dwindle, ASA/WISHH’s Commercialization of Aquaculture for Sustainable Trade-Cambodia (CAST) team is stepping in to help fill the production gap with high-quality affordable farm-raised fish. In 2021, the

ASA/WISHH Program Committee Members, USB Chairman Ralph Lott and global food security experts are participating in WISHH’s “U.S. Soybean Growers Take Action for Global Food Security” dialogue in Rhode Island on Dec. 15-16. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Associate Administrator Brooke

Chart photo caption:  Soy tops the Food Industry Meat Alternatives List in Latin America. Source: Innova Market Insights WISHH hosted a virtual trade team of key and potential Latin American customers to raise awareness of U.S. soy protein’s applications in

Join WISHH on December 6 at 10:00 p.m. CST as WISHH launches its program in Kazakhstan. The Central Asian country is one of WISHH’s newest markets and offers growth potential for U.S. soy in the livestock feed sector. WISHH Asia

On November 30, WISHH Latin America will present a two-hour, virtual trade team event entitled, Meat Analogs and Extenders – Trends and Production with U.S. Soy. The event, funded by USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Market Access Program and the Michigan Soybean

ASA/WISHH has co-authored a peer-reviewed journal article with experts at WorldFish and Michigan State University. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems has published the study, which is the first comprehensive survey of Cambodia’s aquaculture value chain. This paper analyzes the status

ASA/WISHH leveraged its relationship with supply chain partners in sub-Saharan Africa to provide real-world insights on the challenges and opportunities facing agricultural processors who are vital to the production of highly nutritious foods that are also affordable and delicious. WISHH,

The virtual program that attracted 45 global food and feed leaders as well as U.S. soybean growers. WISHH held the side event on Oct. 21 in cooperation with the World Food Prize that honors the legacy of Nobel Prize Winner

ASA/WISHH continues to boost the growth of African aquaculture development this October through its latest trainings for regional entrepreneurs. With the support of USDA Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) funds, WISHH is convening 15 entrepreneurs from seven countries across the continent

Economist Impact released the 10th annual Global Food Security Index (GFSI), which shows that populations with diets that lack quality protein and micronutrients, and where access to drinking water is limited, score worse in food security. Sponsored by Corteva Agriscience, the GFSI

U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy describes ASA/WISHH’s USDA-funded aquaculture project Cambodia as a good example of a public-private partnership, “I am really delighted to see the partnership that’s under way here between the USDA and our embassy in

Opinion Editorial by former WISHH Chairman David Iverson, a South Dakota soybean grower and United Soybean Board Secretary and Sustainability Target Area Coordinator My 6’4” height fascinated the giggling Guatemalan children, but they quickly overcame their shyness after introductions by

ASA/WISHH’s Africa team participated in the U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange & Specialty Grains Conference (GTE) in St. Louis on August 24-26. The GTE was an excellent opportunity for WISHH’s Senegal-based partner, NMA Sanders, to meet with suppliers of U.S.

ASA/WISHH’s long-term results in aquaculture are recognized in a Farm Journal AgWeb opinion editorial published on July 23 by Stephanie Mercier, Ph.D., a  senior policy advisor to the Farm Journal Foundation. Mercier’s blog states, “The 2021 World Food Prize Winner

ASA/WISHH hosted USDA Foreign Agricultural Service staff to a virtual coffee that reinforced the already strong working relationship between WISHH and FAS. WISHH Program Committee members joined the July 16 discussions along with 14 FAS employees, including newly appointed Administrator

Photo Caption: Evans Danso, recently awarded Best Fish Farmer in Ghana by the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture, proudly displays fresh tilapia on his farm in Ghana. Congratulations to WISHH strategic partner Flosell Farms, founded by Evans and Florence

Photo caption: Chairman Raden, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Assistant Commissioner Patrice Bailey, MSGA Executive Director Joe Smentek and Minnesota Soybean Director of Market Development Kim Nill. Photo credit: Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council. The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion

With a growing demand for poultry meat and eggs in sub-Saharan Africa, ASA/WISHH supports entrepreneurs in West Africa who are working to expand their domestic poultry production. Together with key Ghanaian partners, WISHH organized three, three-day workshops attended by more